United States Catholic Conference

Analysis

United States Catholic Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Richfield, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, United States Catholic Conference reported income of $12.7m and spending of $14.2m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.4m to $12.7m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, United States Catholic Conference sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung ($12.7m), Community Living and Support Services Inc ($12.7m) and Parmer County Community Hospital Inc ($12.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.5m. At year end it held assets of $12.4m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $10.2m. It reported 224 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.